Receptacle for cigarettes.



PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

A. Q. W ALSH. REGEPTAGLE PO R GIGARBTTES.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.16. 1904 p f |n W M mm m w WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS thumbs smarts Patented February 28, 1905.

Warner thrnma ARTHUR QUINTON WALSH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,848, dated February28, 1.905.

Application filed December 16, 1904. Serial No, 237,168.

To all whont III I'II/(Y/Z/ concern/s Be it known that I, ARTHUR QUINTONVVALsn, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of thecity of New Ti ol-k, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Receptacle for Cigarettes,ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a receptacle especiallyadapted as a receiver for cigarettes and to so construct the receptaclethat ready access may be gained to even the last cigarette therein andso that the cigarettes will be kept moist in a manner which will notaffect their color or flavor.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claim. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in both ligu res.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved receptacle, the rack forthe cigarettes and the vessel adapted to containmoisturedistributingmaterial being removed from the body of thereceptacle; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through thecomplete device.

A represents the body of the receptacle, which is usually made mainly ofglass, although other material may be employed, and when the said bodyis made of glass a metal binding 10 is provided at the upper marginalportion of the body, and to this binding at one side of the box-body acover 11 is hinged in any approved manner. This cover is also preferablyof metal.

P represents a vessel adapted to contain the moisture-distributingmaterial. This vessel :l is made, preferably, of metal and is adapted to[it into llllGbOX-lJOClY A and designed to occupy a central positiontherein. The vessel B is constructed with aclosed bottom and open topand has fencstrated side and end portions. Ordinarily when the vessel Bis in the box-body A the top of the vessel is practically flush with theupper edge of the said box-body.

U represents a rack on which the cigarettes are placed, and the saidrack likewise serves to hold the vessel in its central position withinthe box-body A, and the said rack (1 consists of parallel bars 12, whichbars 12 are secured to the bottom of the vessel B and are of sufficientlength to extend from end to end of the box-body A, so that when thereceptacle B is removed or lifted it carries the rack (l with it.

Preferably a lemon is placed in the vessel B, as in practice it has beenfound that the oil contained in the rind of theleinon su'liices to keepthe tobacco or cigarettes moist and does not injure the flavor of thetobacco. Furthermore. if but few cigarettes remain in the receptaclethey may be conveniently reached by simply lifting up the vessel l),whereupon the cigarettes will be carried up with it by engagement withthe members of the rack C, enabling a person to have ready access toeven the very last cigarette in the box. However, 1. do not restrictmyself to any particular way of packing the cigarettes in thereceptacle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A receptacle for cigarettes consisting of a box-body,a cover therefor, a vessel adapted to be removably placed in the saidbox-lmdy, which vessel is provided with fenestrated sides and ends,anopen top and a closed bottom, and a rack carried by the said vessel,which rack consists of parallel bars secured to the bottom of the vesseland extending beyond its ends, the ends of said bars when said vessel isplaced in said box-bod y being close to the ends of the boxbody, for thepurpose specified.

in testimony whereof .l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR QUINTON WALSH.

VVi tnesses:

Rn. \Vrm'rwmrril l-Iicns, JonN J. Gammon.

